The 20,000-square-foot mansion has 10 full baths, 24-karat gold gilded ceilings and a four-story solarium (with teak balcony, seen in photos here). It was built by one-time insurance magnate Al Lawrence (who named the place by spelling his alma mater backward).

This spring, a jury in Albany convicted Annie George on one count of harboring an illegal alien. In court papers, she has argued that allowing the government to take the mansion from her and her five children would result in "manifest injustice."

Federal judge Gary L. Sharpe dismisses those claims in a new court ruling—saying that giving up the mansion would not amount to an excessive fine.

"This case presents a somewhat unusual circumstance, given the grandeur of the property at issue—a mansion and the land it is situated on," Sharpe wrote. "The property’s value, while significant, is, as conceded by George, 'dubious' given that it is out-dated and in disrepair."

Prosecutors are seeking two years' probation, including eight months of house arrest (which it seems will not occur in Llenroc). Sacco says George deserves no probation or house arrest.

"She has been a good tax-paying citizen, she has created jobs in the economy, she is successfully raising five (5) children without being a burden on the government," Sacco wrote in a July 2 court filing. "Annie George is a good person, an overwhelmed person, and a person that is unlikely to commit any crime in the future."